Identifying foreigners versus locals in a burial population from Nasca, Peru: an investigation using strontium isotope analysis

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 36, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 2755-2764

  Conlee, Christina A ^a   Buzon, Michele R ^b   Gutierrez, Aldo Noriega ^c   Simonetti, Antonio ^d   Creaser, Robert A ^e  

^a TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Proyecto La Tiza   (Peru)

^d University of Notre Dame   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Andes; Mobility; Mortuary practices; Nasca; Strontium

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; CULTURAL HISTORY; CULTURAL TRADITION; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; SKELETAL REMAINS; STRONTIUM ISOTOPE;

ANDES; ICA; NAZCA; PERU; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 70349783554     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2009.08.016     Document Type: Article

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